SENATE BILL REPORT

                           SHB 1728

AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON LABOR & COMMERCE, FEBRUARY 18, 1994

Brief Description:  Correcting unconstitutional provisions relating to resident employees on public works.

SPONSORS: House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representative Appelwick; by request of Law Revision Commission)

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR & COMMERCE

Majority Report:  Do pass. 

     Signed by Senators Moore, Chairman; Prentice, Vice Chairman; Amondson, Fraser, McAuliffe, Sutherland, Vognild and Wojahn.

Staff:  Patrick Woods (786‑7430)

Hearing Dates: April 2, 1993; February 17, 1994; February 18, 1994

BACKGROUND:

With some exceptions, an existing statute requires a certain percentage of employees on all public works contracts to be Washington residents.

In 1982, the Washington Supreme Court declared the statute unconstitutional.

SUMMARY:

Residency requirements for employees on public works contracts are repealed.

A technical correction is made.

Appropriation: none 

Revenue:  none

Fiscal Note:  none requested

TESTIMONY FOR:

The bill is a technical cleanup of the code at the request of the Law Revision Commission.

TESTIMONY AGAINST:  None

TESTIFIED:  Marjorie Rombauer, WA Law Revision Commission (pro)